Welcome to Crooked Creek ...

Crooked Creek is located in Henderson County<1>.

The location of Crooked Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Crooked Creek: Crooked Crk. (or less commonly used: Crooked Ck. or Crooked Cr.)

Crooked Creek is 2,150 feet [655 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Crooked Creek is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Crooked Creek lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Crooked Creek is located in the (828) area code.

Communities Also Named Crooked Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Crooked Creek - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Alberta, Indiana, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Missouri, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crooked Creek.

Communities near Crooked Creek ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Crooked Creek.

• Fletcher
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fletcher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
  • Fletcher is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fletcher <4>
• Brevard
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
  • Brevard is located in Transylvania County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brevard <4>
• Mills River
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills River
  • Mills River is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mills River <4>
• Landrum
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
  • Landrum is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <4>
• Tryon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
  • Tryon is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tryon <4>
• Biltmore Forest
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biltmore Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Forest
  • Biltmore Forest is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
• Lake Lure
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lure have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lure
  • Lake Lure is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Lure <4>
• Columbus
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
• Saluda
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saluda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluda
  • Saluda is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 703 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saluda <4>
• Chimney Rock
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Rock
  • Chimney Rock is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chimney Rock <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Crooked Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crooked Creek.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Crooked Creek. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crooked Creek.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Crooked Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Crooked Creek.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crooked Creek ...

Looking for more information about Crooked Creek? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Crooked Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Crooked Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crooked Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Henderson County: www.hendersoncountync.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/